Windows Store for Business adds offline licensing

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Published onSeptember 30, 2016

published onSeptember 30, 2016

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Back in November 2015, Microsoft launched theWindows Store for Businessalong the release of Windows 10 version 1511 togive IT administrators some tools to manage and distribute Windows apps. The portal is pretty good incentive to get more business customers and developers embrace the new operating system and Microsoft also allowed developers tosell organizational licenses to companiesstraight through the store earlier this year.

Today, the company continues its iterative approach byannouncingthat the Windows Store for Business now supports offline licensing. For developers, two licensing and distribution solutions are available:

In the blog post, the Windows Apps team notes that several apps are already enabled for organization-managed licensing and distribution in the Windows Store for Business including the Office apps, Outlook Mail and Calendar, OneDrive, Teamviewer, JT2GO from Siemens and more. Developers looking to enable offline offline licensing for their apps will have to log in to theWindows Dev Centerdashboard and follow these steps:

Developers can enable organization-managed licensing and distribution for both free and paid apps. For users, apps distributed with offline licensing will work and update like regular apps though IT administrators may choose to manage app updates. More information on organizational licensing is available on thissupport pageif you need it.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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